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Touch Sampler 3

by Touch

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about

The series of ‘samplers’ compiled in the 90s and 00s were carefully curated and composed as narratives - although this aspect doesn't necessarily come across when staring at the track listings on their own, you realise immediately on listening how this unfolds. Every stage of the releases, from track selection, order, gap lengths and mastering to design, photographic and typography on the original CDs (now sold out) reflect this approach and remain a hallmark of Touch’s endeavours.

fused (net):

“As Bruce himself would say (Bruce Lee, that is): “It’s like a finger pointing at the moon, don’t look at the finger, or you’ll miss all that heavenly glory”. That’s why I avoid using genre terms as much as I possibly can, and with labels like Touch that’s a doubly good idea.

Here they compile an extraordinary range of sounds: from up to the minute electronic experimentation via the superb Farmers Manual, Rehberg & Bauer, Disinformation and the icy Panasonic and Biosphere, to “on location” recordings from the banks of the Zambezi, weird dialogue, the obligatory gamelan bashers, disorienting overtones, and a recording of the Reading Room at the British Library as it was – an unrepeatable gem for the archives. Chill out to those page-turning vibes!

Without a doubt this will be lost on a lot of people but hardcore ambient heads (ambient as in musique concrete, not tie-dye acid blarps) will recognise the chilly but quality choice, and the electronica is suitably alien. Anything can happen in the next 30 seconds.” [Jonny]

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released April 2, 1998

Artwork & photography by Jon Wozencroft

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Touch London, UK

Since its founding in 1982, Touch (based in London) has created audio-visual productions and live events that combine innovation with a level of care and attention that has made it the most enduring of any independent company of its time.

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